Honor Boost
10-17-2020, 07:54 PM
If we actually think about winning and losing simplifying the results is easy. 16 teams make the playoffs so if you go out in the 1st round you are a 16th place finisher. I am going to use 2020 as a base model. Here is the bracket results for the year
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1st round Start: 16 teams
End: 8 teams
8 teams lose in the 1st round , they all finish 16th of 16 teams
WC
16th: Blazers
16th: Mavs
16th:Thunder
16th: Jazz
EC
16th: Magic
16th: Sixers
16th: Nets
16th: Pacers
Semi Finals Start: 8 teams
End: 4 teams
4 teams lose in the Semi Finals
They all finish 8th of 8 teams
WC
8th: Rockets
8th: Clippers
EC
8th: Bucks
8th Raptors
Conference Finals Start: 4 teams
End: 2 teams
2 teams lose in the Conference Finals
They all finish 4th of 4 teams
WC
4th: Nuggets
EC
4th: Celtics
Finals Start: 2 teams
End: 1 team
Finals winner is 1st place
1st: Lakers
2nd: Heat
Final Playoff Standings:
1st: Lakers
2nd: Heat
4th: Nuggets, Celtics
8th: Rockets, Clippers, Bucks, Raptors
16th: Trailblazers, Jazz, Mavericks, Thunder, Magic, Sixers, Nets, Pacers
This is the best way I can make sense of people saying a 1st round (16th place) is the same as a Finals loss (2nd place).
https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/5f651fecca03e4298a3e07e5/960x0.jpg?fit=scale
1st round Start: 16 teams
End: 8 teams
8 teams lose in the 1st round , they all finish 16th of 16 teams
WC
16th: Blazers
16th: Mavs
16th:Thunder
16th: Jazz
EC
16th: Magic
16th: Sixers
16th: Nets
16th: Pacers
Semi Finals Start: 8 teams
End: 4 teams
4 teams lose in the Semi Finals
They all finish 8th of 8 teams
WC
8th: Rockets
8th: Clippers
EC
8th: Bucks
8th Raptors
Conference Finals Start: 4 teams
End: 2 teams
2 teams lose in the Conference Finals
They all finish 4th of 4 teams
WC
4th: Nuggets
EC
4th: Celtics
Finals Start: 2 teams
End: 1 team
Finals winner is 1st place
1st: Lakers
2nd: Heat
Final Playoff Standings:
1st: Lakers
2nd: Heat
4th: Nuggets, Celtics
8th: Rockets, Clippers, Bucks, Raptors
16th: Trailblazers, Jazz, Mavericks, Thunder, Magic, Sixers, Nets, Pacers
This is the best way I can make sense of people saying a 1st round (16th place) is the same as a Finals loss (2nd place).